All this talk about critical race theory has me wondering if it is possible to teach US History in a way that is honest without mentioning America's history of systemic racism?
I don't personally care for the 1619 project, however you can't talk about the creation of the constitution without mentioning the 3/5 compromise and slavery in the colonies. You can't discuss the Indian Wars period without mentioning the mistreatment of the native Americans. Black codes, Jim Crow, the list goes on and on. America does have a real history of systemic racism.
I don't see how you can have an honest discussion of US History without a significant chunk of it mentioning white supremacist thinking or systemic racism. Do you?
I don't personally care for the 1619 project, however you can't talk about the creation of the constitution without mentioning the 3/5 compromise and slavery in the colonies. You can't discuss the Indian Wars period without mentioning the mistreatment of the native Americans. Black codes, Jim Crow, the list goes on and on. America does have a real history of systemic racism.
I don't see how you can have an honest discussion of US History without a significant chunk of it mentioning white supremacist thinking or systemic racism. Do you?